Daniel Johnston tribute show this Thursday. It will be interesting to see if any of the folks in town to play weekend 2 of ACL Festival make guest appearances.
Today is one of those days where I look out the window at work and it looks like it should be a windy day with temps in the upper 50s. Then you walk outside and it is just an overcast, humid ass day with temps in the low 90s. Cheers to anyone out there that is already experiencing Fall weather.
A lot of good new releases today. Flying under the radar is the new one from Will Johnson, "Wire Mountain". Great Fall/Winter album. Great record to spin late at night, with perhaps an adult beverage or two. This will likely be the 3rd year in a row a Will Johnson related album is in my top 10.
This new Sturgill Simpson record is so different, but I'm really enjoying it. Not an album that can easily be put into any kind of genre box, which is refreshing in the year 2019.
Man, the end of that episode of Ken Burns' Country Music documentary hit me hard. I remember when they filmed Willie's 60th Birthday show here in Austin. I wasn't there, but I watched the broadcast special. So much talent came to town for that celebration.
Tonight's episode 5 of Ken Burns' Country Music series was probably my favorite so far. It is really nice seeing Jack White in this setting clearly showing how much he truly respects Loretta Lynn with his stories from their collaboration. Good Dolly, Cash, Buck and Merle bits too.
The shirt I got at the Stereolab show last night has some weird grease like drop stains on the back that I didn't see until this morning. Can't get them out. Urgghhh!
Merch line for Stereolab moving super slow, and has wrapped around itself. This poor girl is gonna be selling stuff all night, through the sets of both acts.